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Snakes

  • What snakes live near you?
    • Snakes of South-East Queensland
    • Snakes of Central Queensland
    • Snakes of the Cairns region
    • Snakes of the Townsville region
    • Snakes of the Mt Isa region
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  • The importance of snakes

What snakes live near you?

Learn more about the snakes from your region;

  • South-East Queensland
  • Central Queensland
  • Cairns
  • Townsville
  • Mt Isa

Snakes of Queensland

  • Photo of an Amethystine python
  • Photo of an arafura file snake
  • Photo of a bandy-bandy snake
  • Photo of a Collett's snake
  • Photo of a Common death adder
  • Photo of a Yellow-faced whip snake
  • Photo of a Yellow-naped snake
  • Photo of a Red-bellied black snake
  • Photo of a Stimson's python
  • Photo of a White-crowned snake
  • Photo of a Spotted black-snake
  • Photo of a Northern tree snake
  • Photo of a Common or green tree snake
  • Photo of a Northern crowned snake
  • Photo of a Rough-scaled snake
  • Photo of a Slaty-grey snake
  • Photo of a King brown snake
  • Photo of a Northern death adder
  • Photo of an Eastern brown snake
  • Photo of a Coral snake
  • Photo of a Legless lizard
  • Photo of a Black-bellied swamp snake
  • Photo of a Black-headed python
  • Photo of a Black whip snake
  • Photo of a Brown tree snake
  • Photo of a Carpet python
  • Photo of a Children's python
  • Photo of a Coastal taipan
  • Photo of a Collared whip snake
  • Photo of a Suta suta snake also known as Myall snake
  • Photo of a Dwarf crowned snake
  • Photo of a Burton's flap-footed lizard
  • Photo of a Keelback
  • Photo of a Macleay's water snake
  • Photo of a Olive python
  • Photo of a Orange-naped snake
  • Photo of a Pale-headed snake
  • Photo of a Red-naped snake
  • Photo of a Ringed brown snake
  • Photo of an Eastern small-eyed snake
  • Photo of a Speckled brown snake
  • Photo of a Spotted python
  • Photo of an Eastern tiger snake
  • Photo of a Water python
  • Photo of a Western brown snake
  • Photo of a Woma
  • Photo of an Eastern brown Snake
  • Photo of an Eastern brown snake
Last reviewed:
24 June 2026
Last updated:
6 June 2011

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